Drive Shaft, Servicing, Overview

Drive shaft, servicing, overview

Note:
^ In order to achieve the quietest possible running, only the entire drive shaft is balanced during manufacturing. It is not possible to balance the entire drive shaft or the individual drive shaft tubes with shop equipment. Therefore, the entire drive shaft must always be replaced when front or rear drive shaft tubes are damaged.
^ Do not kink drive shaft, only store and move when fully extended.
^ Before removing, mark the positions of all parts in relation to each other. Re-install in the same position otherwise imbalance will be excessive, the bearings could be damaged causing rumbling noises.





1 - Manual transmission with bevel gear transfer case

2 - Collar bolt with 12-point nut, 60 Nm

3 - Flexible disc with heat shield
^ Installed location

4 - Collar bolt with 12-point nut, 60 Nm

5 - Front drive shaft tube
^ Do not damage centering sleeve and seal when removing and installing in center of flange

6 - Socket head cap bolt, 40 Nm

7 - Lock plate

8 - Clamp
^ Tensioning

9 - Constant velocity joint protective boot
^ Drive off with drift before pressing off constant velocity (CV) joint
^ Check for damage

10 - Plate spring
^ Splines on interior diameter
^ Installation position: Larger diameter makes contact on CV joint

11 - Gasket
^ Replace, remove protective foil and adhere in joint

12 - CV joint
^ Pressing off
^ Pressing on
^ Grease specification: Press 25 g G-6.3 grease on each side (total 50 g) into joint. When replacing CV boot add more grease to joint, if necessary.

13 - Circlip
^ Replace

14 - Bolt, 45 Nm

15 - Washer
^ Always replace

16 - Flange
^ Pulling off
^ Pulling on

17 - Center bearing
^ Pulling off
^ Installed location
^ Driving on

18 - Bolt, 25 Nm

19 - Rear drive shaft tube
^ Do not damage centering sleeve and seal when removing and installing in center of flange

20 - Collar bolt with 12-point nut, 60 Nm
^ Change: As of 06.99, new securing bolts with inner 12-point heads used.
^ Two of new securing bolts can be installed with a balancing washer in place of a mounting washer.

21 - Flexible disc with vibration dampener
^ Installed location

22 - Collar bolt with 6 - or 12-point nut, 60 Nm
^ Change: Longer mounting bolts from 01.03.
^ Two of the projecting bolt ends can be covered with one nut each and possibly also one or more washers.

23 - Rear final drive